Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-05-28
Ash Greek and vicinity.
: - Iisfeninn - - WhisfIa

We are listening Tor the whistle.
The SWisher Bros. are enjoying a
visit from their mother and sister, from
southern Ohio The ladies express
themselves as being well pleased with
the wild and WoOlly west"
Mr.. Pratt is deep in the mysteries Of
stone masonry. He is building O barn
of the stone that he bought OF the
church society.
The new church viii be dedicated
the first Sunday in June at 10 30 a. m.
by Or. Sweet. The breathreu expect a
good time The new chairs are in
place; also a neat stand for the minis
tiers use. Come out and be seated COM
forlabiy while you hear the word eN-
pounded.
b. Z. Pratt now goes to see his girl
on a fine milk white steed. "with two
legs to walk with and two to kick
with, - as Josh Billings says. In other
words, he now rides a mule. We re-
gard this as an omen of wedding bells,
as mules indicate matrimOny.
Squire Middlebrook sends the lister
humming through the field. His loco
motive is two mules and an OK. With
one to drive the mules one to drive the
OK, and one to lead the OK, it looks con-
siderably like an industrial parade,
which it really is, as the AliddlebroOk
boys are noted for their g. gOitiveness. -
Corn is nearly all planted, millet
mostly sOWn, and many are now cult
waiting their first planting.
Trees planted this spring are doing
we'll. Learn to plant few each year.
The MOnteZuma, Iowa. Republican
says ''The Recorder reports real estate
transactions rather dull these times. 81
The reason OF this is, that people are
getting q knowledge Of q better cOun-
try off TO the southwest, called Kansas,
formerly known as bleeding Kansas -
.idrouthv Kansas" and desert" The
same paper gets of the following;
"Kansas editors find it necessary to
constantly sing the praises of that state
in order TO get strangers enough there
TO enable her people to "unload.
With all of their Boosting Iowa beats
them all to pieces on cheap fuel, whole
some water, good markets, fertile soil,
handsome women and stalWart men"
What editor would not sing the
praises of such a grand state as Kansas
Iowa is a splendid state and beats
US on the fuel question ONLY. People
have an idea that there is nothing (in
the water line) to drink in Kansas, but
a solution of aikai. Kansas water can
not be beat in all of Gods world. Her
soil is deep and rich enough to give
Iowa a coating q foot deep and still be
righer than Iowa. Her women grow
handsOmer and handsomer, until they
finally deyelOpe into angels while Of
her men it might be said in the Ian
guage of the men sent to spy ont the
promised land: ''There are GRANTS
there. =" Come to Kansas and be hap
py. We learn that Mr.. and Mrs AIiZe
/ have secured the right to sell the ''suc-
cess'' washer in Graham county. Hope
they will realize handsomely, and find,
as the old saw says, There is nothing
succeeds like success
Johnnie Dawson killed a rat, recent
1 ", that measured fifteen and one fourth
inches from tip 10 tip. Johnnie don't
kill many rats but when he does get
/ one it counts.
Mr.. j. H. Fleisher will begin 10
shear his fine flock of sheep about the
/ 10th of June. He has "a nice bunch OF
/ sheep and they have been well winter
/ ed and, as a result, he viii get a large
/ clip of a fine guSlity.
Fail grain is heading out, 10 hail
/ storms need apply. PED.